Background:  Anterior pharynx defective 1 (Aph-1) is a polytopic, seven-pass membrane protein that functions as one of the four essential components in the presenilin-Gamma-secretase enzyme complex. This enzyme complex is necessary for the intra-membrane proteolysis of several different membrane proteins, including the beta-Amyloid precursor protein, and is involved in multiple neurodevelopmental signaling pathways. Aph-1b and Aph-1a are splice variants of Aph-1. Aph-1b specifically lacks exon 4, which encodes for the entire fourth transmembrane domain, causing the protein to be destabilized. Deficiency of Aph-1a causes a reduction in Gamma-secretase activity, however deficiency of Aph-1b does not; thus, Aph-1b may execute redundant functions in the cell. Aph-1b expression and Gamma-secretase activity may be implicated in neurodevelopmental disorders, such as schizophrenia.

Description: Rabbit polyclonal to APH1b

Immunogen: KLH conjugated synthetic peptide derived from APH1b

Specificity:  ·Reacts with Human, Mouse, Pig, Dog and Rat.

·Isotype: IgG

Application:  ·Western blotting: 1/100-500. Predicted Mol wt: 28 kDa;

·Immunohistochemistry (Paraffin/frozen tissue section): 1/50-200;

·Immunocytochemistry/Immunofluorescence: 1/100;

·Immunoprecipitation: 1/50;

·ELISA: 1/500;

·Optimal working dilutions must be determined by the end user.